Mists of Maralinga : perceptions of British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Resource Information

The work Mists of Maralinga : perceptions of British nuclear weapons testing in Australia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/Manuscript, Books.

Label

Mists of Maralinga : perceptions of British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Title remainder

perceptions of British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Statement of responsibility

by Ray Acaster

Creator

• Acaster, Ray

Contributor

• University of Western Australia, Department of History

Subject

• Land rights
• Radioactive fallout -- South Australia
• Government policy - Commonwealth
• Nuclear weapons testing victims -- South Australia | Maralinga
• Government policy - Assimilation - 1951-1971
• Media - Journalism
• Environment - Pollution and hazardous substances
• Nuclear weapons -- South Australia -- Testing
• Atomic bomb -- South Australia
• Government policy - State and territory - South Australia
• Maralinga (S. Aust.) -- History
• Australia, Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia

Language

eng

Summary

Discusses the veiling of truth behind British nuclear weapon testing in Australia and influence on public perception of the events; Royal Commission - omissions from the final report, events surrounding publication; history of weapon testing - selection of Australia; personal involvement; test sites; accusations of mismanagement; allegations of a 'black mist' at Wallatinna; the notion of an uninhabited central Australia; consequences of testing

Cataloging source

WU

Dissertation note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Australia, 1997.

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

theses